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Old video of Algerian flight malfunction falsely shared as 'moments before' Azerbaijan Airlines crash

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A video showing moments before an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan in December , killing 38 people.

The clip was also falsely linked to South Korea's deadliest aviation disaster on December 29 that killed 179 people.

It was first circulated in news reports from September 2024 about an Air Algerie flight's technical malfunction.

The plane seen in the video was able to return safely to the Algiers International Airport .